CHUYÊN ĐỀ 18: ĐẢO NGỮ (INVERSION)
30 câu hỏi
Are the following sentences correct or not? If the sentence is correct, put a tick. If not, underline the mistake and correct it.
E.g. Should you hear anything, let me know. ………√………..
Here the police come! Someone must have called them. come the police
Not only he twisted his ankle but he also dropped his wallet. ..……………
Look, there go the children on their way to school. ..……………
Only recently have scientists discovered a cure for certain types of ..……………leukaemia.
"I’d rather have a walk in the morning." - "So I would." ..……………
Down in the valley did a fertile-looking vineyard lie...……………
Not until do you grow up, we will let you live independently.……………
Into the valley of death rode the six hundred...……………
Everybody didn't believe what she said, and neither didn't I...……………
Right through the underwater tunnel swam she...……………
Such the force of the earthquake it was that the whole village has..…………… been devastated
Complete each sentence by using the phrases from the box.
no sooner | little | not only | had | only by | only then | such |
as | should | on no account | were | at no point | not until | scarcely |
..……………are passengers allowed to carry more than two pieces of hand luggage.
...……………had the alarm gone off when the police cars arrived.
...……………I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was.
I thought,..……………did my colleagues, that the recession would soon be over.
...……………was the media interest in the wedding that there were over a dozen photographers.
...……………during the party did anyone mention that Peter and Julie were getting married.
...……………you to pay the full amount, there would be a ten percent discount.
...……………had it stopped raining than the sun came out.
..……………protecting its habitat can we hope to save the species.
..……………did the passengers know that the driver was an undercover police officer.
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.
The substance is so toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times.
→ So …
A boy sat on the fence looking lost and alone.
→ On…
No matter what happens, Jane will never forgive Mark for what he did. → Under…………………
If everybody in this country contributed one euro, the charity would reach its target.
→ Were…………
I saw Owen last week and I realized then how much weight he had lost.→ Only when…………………
It is the first time a book has moved me so much.→ Never before………………
The demands of an astronaut's body are so great that above - average physical fitness is required.→ Such…………………………………
We'd never have trusted him with our money if we’d known the truth → Had …………………
Monica won first prize and she was offered a promotion too.→ Not only…………
The twins started screaming the minute the aeroplane took off.→ Nosooner…………
